New Delhi: There are 21 “fake universities” operating in the country and the respective state governments are taking action against them, the Parliament was informed on Monday.
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said in a reply in Lok Sabha that the list of fake universities is available on the website of the University Grants Commission (UGC) at https://www.ugc.gov.in/universitydetails/Fakeuniversity. Out of these 21 “fake universities”, a maximum of eight are functioning in Delhi, according to the website.
The Minister said that to prevent these institutions from defrauding and cheating students by misrepresenting themselves as “Universities,” the Central government has requested Chief Secretaries of all the states and Union Territories to take legal action for the closure of these institutions.
In a reply to questions from Sudheer Gupta and Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, the Minister said that apart from issuing public notices for general awareness through social media and UGC website for cautioning the general public, students, parents and other stakeholders, other steps have also been taken by the UGC/government against such “fake Universities.” He said that FIRs have been lodged against several self-styled institutions/universities and show cause notices/warning notices have also been issued to the unauthorised institutes awarding invalid degrees. (IANS)
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